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Belgian politicians and finance bosses targeted by Russian intelligence over seized assets

Exclusive: Key figures at frozen assets depository among targets of intimidation campaign, say European intelligence agencies

The Guardian - UK

What is the row about the EU using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine?

Complex plan would involve EU lending €90bn to Ukraine, which some fear could destabilise Eurozone. Putin says move is akin to ‘theft’

The Guardian - UK

UK gives Abramovich final warning to transfer £2.5bn to Ukraine fund

Keir Starmer says oligarch must commit funds from sale of Chelsea football club or face court action

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EU leaders prepare to take unprecedented steps to help Ukraine at a high-stakes summit

European Union leaders are about to attempt something unprecedented

The Independent UK

Do Europeans support using frozen Russian money to back Ukraine?

Despite funding challenges, most of the six European countries still support aiding Ukraine as Russia's invasion continues, with only Italy showing consistently sharp division.

Euronews

How Europe could use billions in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort – and why it’s so risky

Most people outside of banking won’t have heard of Euroclear. It’s a Brussels-based settlement provider that enables the transfer of ownership of securities between seller and buyer. The firm is the focal point of a major geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the European Union.

The Conversation

Russia seeks $230bn in damages from Euroclear over seized assets

Kremlin aims to fire warning shot against EU’s plan to use €90bn of frozen funds to give loan to Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

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Reparations loan under 'pressure from different sides', Kallas says as more countries voice doubts

The reparations loan for Ukraine is in doubt after Italy, Bulgaria, Malta and the Czech Republic joined the Belgian opposition and called for "alternative solutions". EU leaders will gather on Thursday to decide how to meet Kyiv's financial and military needs for the next two years.

Euronews

Watch the video: Russian frozen assets — the EU is finally playing hardball

Brussels just locked down €210 billion of Russian Central Bank cash. What's next?

Euronews

By locking in Russian assets for good, the EU is finally playing hardball

In an audacious move, the EU has decided to indefinitely immobilise the Russian sovereign assets, pushing back against external pressure to release the funds before Moscow agrees to pay war reparations to Ukraine.

Euronews

Ukraine war briefing: Reports Ukraine would join EU in 2027 met with scepticism

Officials in Brussels dismiss ‘nonsense’ idea Ukraine could join EU by 1 January 2027 in latest US-led peace plan. What we know on day 1,389

The Guardian - AU

EU to freeze €210bn in Russian assets indefinitely

The decision is a significant step towards using the cash to aid Ukraine’s defence – but Moscow is threatening to retaliate

The Guardian - UK

'Brussels is crossing the Rubicon today,' Orbán says on Russian assets freeze

The Hungarian prime minister strongly condemned a move by the EU to indefinitely immobilise Russian Central Bank assets, widely seen as a way of circumventing a Hungarian veto.

Euronews

EU dismisses Russia's lawsuit against Euroclear as 'speculative' and groundless

As the EU rushes to approve a reparations loan for Ukraine, the Russian Central Bank has launched a lawsuit against Euroclear, the institution that holds €185 billion of its assets.

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The Independent UK

Russia's Central Bank sues Belgian financial institution as EU mulls using Moscow's frozen assets

Russia’s Central Bank says it has filed a lawsuit against Belgian financial institution Euroclear

The Guardian - UK

Belgian PM meets Starmer in London as debate continues on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine – as it happened

Bart De Wever will also discuss migration, security and economy ahead of coalition of the willing meeting and EU summit next week

The Independent UK

European leaders agree to fund Ukraine for 2 years but using Russian assets poses a major test

European Union leaders have committed to funding Ukraine's economic and military needs for the next two years

Euronews

Doubts grow over reparations loan for Ukraine as final deadline nears

The push to approve the reparations loan for Ukraine has entered the final stretch ahead of an EU leaders' summit on 18 December. Belgium continues to oppose the proposal, while Hungary rejects the Plan B of joint debt. Ursula von der Leyen has warned there are "no easy options".

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Euronews

Reparations loan for Ukraine is 'very fragile' and risks investor exodus, Euroclear warns

Euroclear, the custodian of the immobilised Russian assets, has criticised the reparations loan for Ukraine as fragile, unpredictable and risky. In Brussels, the German chancellor holds a crisis meeting with the Belgian prime minister to find a compromise and break the deadlock on the proposal.

The Independent UK

Why the EU could not agree on using £80bn of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort

Disagreements within the bloc prevented a deal being struck to use the assets

Euronews

Friedrich Merz will meet Belgian prime minister to unblock reparations loan

The crisis meeting between the German chancellor and the Belgian premier is aimed at unblocking the reparations loan to Ukraine. It comes as Ursula von der Leyen offered sweeping guarantees to protect Belgium.

Euronews

Unpacking Ursula von der Leyen's reparations loan to support Ukraine

Liquidity guarantees, legal protection, anti-corruption safeguards, 'Made in Europe' criteria: here's how Ursula von der Leyen intends to overcome the Belgian resistance and approve the reparations loan for Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

European Commission plans ‘reparations loan’ to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets

Leaders focus on bolstering Ukraine’s finances as US-Russia talks to end war make little progress

Euronews

Von der Leyen pushes ahead with reparations loan for Ukraine as Belgium maintains its opposition

Ursula von der Leyen has offered sweeping guarantees for Belgium to agree to an unprecedented reparations loan for Ukraine. Belgian authorities say risks could be fatal. EU leaders will gather on 18 December to make a final decision. If no deal is found, the EU will resort to joint debt.

Euronews

ECB declines to provide emergency liquidity for reparations loan to Ukraine

The latest effort to support Ukraine with immobilised Russian assets has suffered a new setback at the hands of the European Central Bank, which warned that the plan would violate EU treaties and undermine the institution's independence.

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